multiplication table; times table
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
sudden impulse; passing fancy
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
all around; as far as the eye can see
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
rare; extraordinary; singular
publication of results; announcement of results
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to engage in lively conversation
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
writing; composition; essay; sentence
note (letter) left behind; will
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in the morning; during the morning
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
settlement; solution; resolution
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)